One Word Substitution Set 9
One Word Substitutions are a very important part of vocabulary section. In one word substitution questions you are required to replace a phrase with one word. That one word complies with the meaning of that sentence.
Directions (Q.1-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for given words/sentence.
Q1. Killing of a king.
(a) genocide
(b) regicide
(c) patricide
(d) homicide
Q2. One who lives alone and avoids others.
(a) recluse
(b) saint
(c) hermit
(d) alien
Q3. Without risk of punishment
(a) Impudent
(b) Impunity
(c) Inexorable
(d) Imperturbable
Q4. Deep in thought
(a) Meditation
(b) Pensive
(c) Pesky
(d) Purloin
Q5. Work for which one does not take salary or payment
(a) Remunerated
(b) Charge-sheet
(c) Complementary
(d) Honorary
Q6. Excessive preoccupation with one’s health
(a) Hypochondria
(b) Malaise
(c) Disaffected
(d) Malinger
Q7. Ceremonial sounding of trumpets
(a) Fanfare
(b) Symphony
(c) Orchestra
(d) Band
Q8. One who is fond of superior foods and drinks
(a) Fastidious
(b) Drunkard
(c) Glutton
(d) Epicure
Q9. A person who lends money at a very high rate of interest
(a) Investor
(b) Usurper
(c) Usurer
(d) Lender
Q10. Opinion contrary to accepted doctrine
(a) Blasphemy
(b) Perjury
(c) Iconoclasm
(d) Heresy
Q11. One who does not care for art or literature
(a) Bureaucrat
(b) Illiterate
(c) Philanderer
(d) Philistine
Q12. A person or a thing which is unrivaled
(a) Nonpareil
(b) Nincompoop
(c) Niggardly
(d) Non sequitur
Q13. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes
(a) Wiles
(b) Yokel
(c) Wag
(d) Aeon
Q14. Study of ancient things like tombs, buried towns.
(a) mythology
(b) history
(c) archaeology
(d) cult
Q15. One who believes that everything is pre-destined.
(a) legend
(b) arbitrator
(c) fatalist
(d) apostate
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. regicide-the action of killing a king.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. recluse-a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. impunity: exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pensive- engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Honorary: (of an office or its holder) unpaid.
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